Friday, October 31

Ducky Slippers

I made these as part of my daughter's Halloween costume last year. You'll notice in the pictures that there is a white "sole" on the slippers. That's not part of the pattern. The day before Halloween it was raining, so I quickly top stitched some plarn onto the bottom to help keep the slippers dry. You can find instructions for making plarn at My Recycled Bags.com.
click photos for larger images      
Materials used
• 5 oz Yellow Red Heart Supersaver yarn
• I crochet hook (5.5 mm)

Gauge (with two strands of yarn)
5 sc = 2 inches
8 sc rows = 3 inches

Finished size
4½" wide (at toes)
7½" long
7" tall

Special stitches
backstitch single crochet (bsc): holding yarn to the front of work, slip hook into stitch from the back, yo and pull loop through to back, yo and pull through both loops on the hook
single crochet 2 together (sc2tog): slip hook into first stitch, yo and pull loop through stitch onto hook, repeat once, yo and pull through all loops on hook
single crochet 3 together (sc3tog): slip hook into first stitch, yo and pull loop through stitch onto hook, repeat twice, yo and pull through all loops on hook

NOTE: Pattern is crocheted with two strands held together throughout

foundation row: ch 16, sc in 2nd lp on underside of ch, sc across (15 sts)
round 1: [ch1 sc3tog, *sc, 3sc in one st, sc, sc3tog* twice] repeat along second side of foundation row, do not join
round 2: sc in ea sc around, do not join
round 3: *sc2tog, sc to end of side (13 sts)* twice, do not join
round 4: *sc2tog, sc to end of side (12 sts)* twice, do not join
rounds 5-7: sc around (24 sts), do not join
row 8: sc to center of top (approx. 6 sts), turn (no turning ch), bsc around (24 sts)
row 9: turn, sc around (24 sts)
row 10: turn, bsc around (24 sts)
row 11: turn, sc 11, sc2tog, sc to end of row (23 sts)
row 12: turn, bsc 10, backst2tog, bsc to end of row (22 sts)
row 13: turn, sc 9, sc2tog, sc to end of row (21 sts)
row 14: turn, bsc 8, sc2tog, bsc to end of row (20 sts)
row 15: turn, sc 7, sc2tog, sc to end of row (19 sts)
row 16: turn, bcs 6, sc2tog, bsc to end of row (18 sts)
row 17: turn, sc 5, sc2tog, sc to end of row (17 sts)
row 18: turn, bsc 4, sc2tog, bsc to end of row (16 sts)
row 19: turn, sc 3, sc2tog, sc to end of row (15 sts)
row 20: turn, bsc 2 sc2tog, bsc to end of row (14 sts)
row 21: turn, sc 7 (to center of row), fold in half and slst heel on wrong side of fabric.
round 22: return to right side of fabric, ch 1, sc around, do not join (24 sts)
rounds 23-31: sc around (24 sts)
round 32: sc 24, join w/slst
Tie off and weave in ends.

8 comments:

  1. These are extremely cute! Nice work!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Very cute...now if only they were adult-sized....

    ReplyDelete
  3. I too was wondering if you could come up with an adult pattern...I have a friend whose nickname is Ducky and would love to make a pair for her!!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Cannot copy pattern........Edna Mamoo5@rcn.com

    ReplyDelete
  5. Trying to make these cute slippers, but am confused on line 21 "slst heel on worong side of fabric"???
    Also how do we go from 14 st in row 20 to 24 st in row 22. I assume it goes with my first question.
    thanks
    dx

    ReplyDelete
  6. RE: Row 21

    You have been stitching a flat panel that will become the back and sides of the foot. In row 20, you stitch only to the center of the panel you've been making. Row 21 has you then fold that panel in half and seam up the back (the part that will sit behind the heel) using slip stitches. In row 22, you stitch along the edges of the rows you've been working (8-20) in order to start the ankle section of the slipper.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oh, I got it. Thanks

    ReplyDelete

Sorry--I've had to close comments down because I've been getting so much spam.

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.